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UCAS, the admissions service for UK higher education, has announced the signing of a new minimum three-year contract with Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting.

UCAS' response to the recommendations contained in the Sector Agency Review, published by Universities UK on Tuesday 31 January 2017.

Today Mary Curnock Cook announced her decision to stand down as Chief Executive of UCAS at the end of April 2017, after leading the organisation for over seven years.

Mary Curnock Cook, UCAS' Chief Executive said: "We welcome these measures which will help ensure students can be confident about courses that offer a high quality education, will challenge them intellectually, and equip them to succeed in the graduate employment market.

Teenagers in the South West are the first to benefit from the new UCAS Progress service, which helps young people make the right choices after GCSEs.

UCAS Chair, Professor Sir Steve Smith, announced today that Clare Marchant, currently the Chief Executive of Worcestershire County Council, will succeed Mary Curnock Cook as UCAS Chief Executive, joining the business on 3 July 2017.

Mary Curnock Cook, UCAS' Chief Executive said: “Teach First is right to highlight the need for students to have access to the same online information and application routes for apprenticeships as are in place for higher education...

National Apprenticeship Week is 14-18 March 2016. Students submitted 9,330 apprenticeship applications through UCAS’ service for pre-university courses – UCAS Progress – last year; up 20% on 2014.

Mary Curnock Cook, UCAS’ Chief Executive said: “UCAS supports the focus on tackling disadvantage in access to HE set out in the Green Paper. Our Corporate Strategy makes clear our commitment to using admissions data to support widening participation and social mobility.

The Prime Minister wrote in the Guardian today that name-blind applications could help increase participation in HE from ethnic minority groups.Read the response from Mary Curnock Cook, UCAS' Chief Executive.

Helen Thorne, Director of External Relations, UCAS, said: ‘UCAS has a responsibility, on behalf of students, universities, and colleges, to screen applications for false, missing, or misleading information, to maintain the integrity of UK higher education and prevent fraud'.

A majority of UCAS applicants agree that sharing personal data can benefit them and support research into university admissions, but they want to stay firmly in control.

UCAS comment following the publication of the undertaking with Information Commissioner’s Office.

272,500 UK students aged 18 have been accepted into university or college so far this year, a 7% increase on 2020 and a new record.

A record 395,770 students, up 8% from 365,500 in 2020, have a confirmed place on their first choice of full-time undergraduate course in the UK. This represents 91% of everyone with a confirmed place, an increase from 88% last year.

Hundreds of thousands of students interested in becoming an apprentice can explore all their options in one place through UCAS' new apprenticeships service, launching today (18 October).

From early February 2020, students considering applying to higher education will have access to a new source of trusted and valuable consumer advice on ucas.com.